• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.147-151
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• 2014

In this report, we describe a case of brain abscess due to odontogenic infection. A 53-year-old female who had been suffering from headache and trismus for two weeks visited the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Sun Dental Hospital (Daejeon, Korea). Even after several routine tests, we still could not make a diagnosis. However, after the combined multidisciplinary efforts of oral surgeons and neurosurgeons, the patient was treated for odontogenic infection and made an uneventful recovery. Therefore, patients with infections in the head and neck region showing symptoms such as headache, changes in mental state, nausea, vomiting, seizures, hemiplegia, speech disturbance, and visual disturbance, a brain abscess should be included in the list of differential diagnoses.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.135-140
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• 2021

Since the first report of a nasal septal abscess (NSA) from a dental origin (1920), six articles have been published in the English literature to date. The most common cause of NSA is an infection of the nasal septal hematoma after trauma. This is a report of an uncommon cause of NSA with a dental origin. A PubMed search performed regardless of year and country using the terms ("nasal septal abscess") OR ("nasal septum abscess") initially yielded 229 articles. After screening, seven articles (eight patients) were selected. Addition of two related articles produced a total of nine articles (10 patients) to be included. The age of the included patients ranged from 7 to 69 years (mean, 32.82 years; standard deviation, ±23.86 years). The sex composition was as followed: males (n=7; 63.6%), females (n=4; 36.4%). Dental histories were various: periapical lesions, caries, extraction, endodontic therapy, and cystic lesions. The maxillary incisor dominated as the tooth of origin. Early diagnosis and treatment of NSAs are important to avoid not only facial deformity, but also severe complications (e.g., intracranial infection). If NSA is suspected in patients without facial trauma, the possibility of a dental origin, especially from the maxillary incisor area, should be considered.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.461-463
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• 1976

The case of chronic alverolar abscess treated by apicoectomy and intubation technique is reported. The chronic alverolar abscess developed at the apex of the right lower first premolar in the 30-year old Korean female. And the lesion involved the root of the adjacent second premolar.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.51 no.1
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• pp.33-38
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• 2013

Traumatic bone cyst is known as a symptomless, radiolucent bony les ion incidentally found during routine radiographic examinations. The main characters of traumatic bone cyst are asymptomatic and unicystic radiolucent bony lesion with vital tooth. This case is a confusing case of a traumatic bone cyst with sudden gingival swelling and appearance like a periapical abscess. After surgical exploration and drainage, clinical and radiographic examination showed bony healing with pulpal vitality preserved after 7 months postoperatively.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.16 no.1 s.104
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• pp.51-54
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• 1978

We authors report a case of typical double tongue due to sublingual abscess sucess-fully managed by only drug therapy at infirmary, school of dentistry, Yonsei University.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.63-66
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• 1964

A case of 20-year-old man involving a dens in dents with dentoalveolar abscess in the symphysis has been presented. 1. The patient pressented free drainage through the fistulous opening onn labial gingiva in area of left mandibular dentral and lateral incisors. 2. Roentgenographs revealed roentgenolucent shadows around left mandibular central and lateral incisors, dens in dente, was noticed.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.449-453
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• 2011

Orbital infection is typically caused by spread of inflammation from the paranasal sinuses. Less common causes can be skin infections, trauma, and hematogenous spread from other infections located elsewhere in the body. Odontogenic orbital infections account for 2~5% of all orbital infections, and occur as a result of periodontitis, odontogenic abscess from caries, tooth extraction, and oral surgery. Orbital infections can be divided into preseptal infection, orbital subperiosteal abscess, orbital abscess, and postorbital abscess. Symptoms which can be observed are swelling of the eyelids and erythema, orbital edema, displacement of the eyeball, exophthalmos, ophthalmoplegia, and even impairment of the optic nerve. Here we present the case of a patient who had an orbital abscess secondary to an abscess of the right maxillary third molar. Rapid recovery occurred following surgical treatment and antibiotic therapy. In addition a brief review of the literature is included.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.15 no.9
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• pp.728-731
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• 1977

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.29 no.4 s.263
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• pp.244-244
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• 1991

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.89-94
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• 2015

As popularity of dental implantation is increasing, the number of cases associated with complications also increase. Evaluation on diabetes mellitus is often neglected due to the disease's irrelevance to implantability. However, patients with diabetes mellitus are susceptible to infection due to impaired bactericidal ability of neutrophils, cellular immunity and activity of complements. Due to this established connection between diabetes mellitus and infection, a couple of cases were selected to present patients with diabetes mellitus with glycemic incontrollability, suffering from post-implantation dentigerous inter-fascial space abscess.